RIP Jack Charlton

top player, hard man, saw him play a few times
RIP

 

I liked big Jack nowhere near the talent of Bobby but an honest pro who did the job as expected back in the day, not forgetting his "Little Black Book"

Jack Charlton R.I.P

 

England and leeds didn't tend to leak goals with him in defence.
Managed an Ireland team worth watching.

Legend
RIP

 

RIP big jack World Cup winner and a great character he had a holiday home here. Another one of the 66 squad gone

 

"Jack also had an eye on his business sideline - the cloth trade. In his early twenties, he'd worked in a suit factory in Bradford and later on, he'd sell cloth to fellow players and have suits made up for them. "In fact when we went to Mexico in 1970 I provided the cloth for the England suits we had made. It was a very light-coloured grey suit.""

From an interview with most of the '66 team in the Guardian in 2006.

The best of times

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/08/newsstory.sport?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

What a defender, what a man. Saw him play at the backend of his career and was lucky enough to meet him at his book signing at Waterstones in Bradford (when it was on Market Street). I asked him about what he was up to and if he would go back into club management, He spoke to me for what seemed like ages and I was conscious of the queue behind us but they all seemed to be enjoying listening to him.
For a long time things weren't good between himself and Bobby but if you get chance watch and listen to his tribute to his brother when presenting him with the Sport's Personality Lifetime Achievement Award.
A tough, hard defender but what a lovely man. RIP Big Jack

 

I didnt know that, I always thought he was a young apprentice at Elland Road, good little story.

 

RIP Jack , a hard man on the pitch , gentleman off it .

 

A great player. No big airs and graces about him, just honest effort.

He once trained us (Springfield Boy's Club) when he was doing his coaching badge.

RIP Big Fella.